A former Houston Public Works employee was accused of steering water line repair contracts to her own company, pocketing more ...

The corruption case involving former public works employees involved kickbacks from companies awarded contracts for emergency ...

6 out of 7 people have now made plea deals in Houston water contract scandal first exposed by ‘DRAINED’ Investigation ...

Patrece Lee, a former maintenance manager with Houston Public Works, last year was charged with abuse of official capacity ...

A defeat in court means Houston must spend $100 million on drainage projects, adding to the city's growing budget deficit.